Mattoni 1873 facts for kids
Company logo
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| Joint-stock company | |
| Industry | Drink industry |
| Founded | 1873 in Kyselka |
| Founder | Heinrich Mattoni |
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Czech Republic
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Area served
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Central Europe |
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Key people
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Alessandro Pasquale |
| Products | Beverages |
| Owner | Pasquale family |
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Number of employees
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468 (2018) |
| Parent | Trentop Investments |
Mattoni 1873 is a big Czech company that makes and sells drinks. Until 2019, it was called Karlovarské minerální vody. The company is famous for its Mattoni mineral water. Its main office is in Karlovy Vary, a city in the Czech Republic. Mattoni 1873 sells its drinks in many European countries. These include Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Serbia. It is the largest company making soft drinks in Central Europe.
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History of Mattoni 1873
How it Started
The story of Mattoni began in 1867. A man named Heinrich Mattoni lived in Karlovy Vary. He was Italian-Czech. He started bottling and selling mineral water from the area.
In 1873, Heinrich Mattoni took over a small mineral water business. It was in Kyselka, a spa town in Bohemia. He built a modern factory to bottle the water. He also created a way to deliver his products. This helped supply water to people visiting Kyselka. It also reached customers all over the region.
Growing Famous
By the 1880s, the Mattoni brand was very well known. It became one of the most famous brands in Europe. In 1910, the company sent ten million bottles to other countries. This shows how popular their water had become.
New Owners
Since 1994, the company has been owned by the Pasquale family. They are a business family from Italy.
Brands and Products
What Mattoni Sells
By 2023, Mattoni 1873 sold many different kinds of drinks and snacks. They had 56 different brands. Their most famous product is Mattoni mineral water. They also sell flavored waters.
Other popular brands include Aquila, Magnesia, and Poděbradka. They also have Dobrá voda and Hanácká kyselka. The company also owns brands from other countries. These are Szentkirályi and Theodora mineral waters from Hungary. They also own Waldquelle from Austria and Knjaz Miloš from Serbia.
Working with PepsiCo
Since 2018, Mattoni 1873 has a special agreement with PepsiCo. This means Mattoni can make and sell PepsiCo drinks. They do this in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They also operate in Bulgaria, Austria, Serbia, and Montenegro.
